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Midway (1976) - film review

  Jack Smight Action / Drama / History / Warstars 3
Summary
Midway is an American war film first released in 1976, directed by Jack Smight.  The film stars Charlton Heston, Edward Albert, Henry Fonda, James Coburn and Glenn Ford.  It has also been released under the title: Battle of Midway.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits
  • Director: Jack Smight
  • Script: Jack Smight
  • Photo: Harry Stradling Jr.
  • Music: John Williams
  • Cast: Charlton Heston (Capt. Matthew Garth), Edward Albert (Ens. Thomas Garth), Henry Fonda (Adm. Chester W. Nimitz), James Coburn (Capt. Vinton Maddox), Glenn Ford (Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance), Hal Holbrook (Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort), Toshirô Mifune (Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto), Robert Mitchum (Vice Adm. William F. ’Bull’ Halsey Jr.), Cliff Robertson (Cmdr. Carl Jessop), Robert Wagner (Lt. Cmdr. Ernest L. Blake), Robert Webber (RAdm. Frank J. ’Jack’ Fletcher), Ed Nelson (RAdm. Harry Pearson), James Shigeta (Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo), Christina Kokubo (Miss Haruko Sakura), Monte Markham (Lt. Cmdr. Maxwell F. Leslie), Biff McGuire (Capt. Miles Browning), Christopher George (Lt. Cmdr. Clarence Wade McClusky), Kevin Dobson (Ens. George H. Gay), Glenn Corbett (Lt. Cmdr. John C. Waldron), Gregory Walcott (Capt. Elliott Buckmaster), Pat Morita (RAdm. Ryunosuke Kusaka), John Fujioka (RAdm. Tamon Yamaguchi), Dale Ishimoto (Vice Adm. Moshiro Hosogaya), Dabney Coleman (Capt. Murray Arnold), Larry Pennell (Capt. Cyril Simard), Clyde Kusatsu (Cmdr. Watanabe), Phillip R. Allen (Lt. Cmdr. John S. ’Jimmy’ Thach), Tom Selleck (Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard), Sab Shimono (Lt. Tomonaga), Conrad Yama (Adm. Nobutake Kondo), Robert Ito (Cmdr. Minoru Genda), Yuki Shimoda (Officer aboard carrier Hiryu), Seth Sakai, Kurt Grayson, Alfie Wise (Dobbs), Beeson Carroll, John Bennett Perry, Steve Kanaly (Lt. Cmdr. Lance E. "Lem" Massey), Kip Niven (PBY pilot), Dennis Rucker (Ens. Manson), Michael Richardson, James Ingersoll, Erik Estrada (Pilot Ramos), Jeff Chamberlain (Sailor), Sam Chew Jr. (Guard), Noel Conlon ((TV version only)), Larry Csonka (Cmdr. Delaney), Jesse Dizon (Pilot), Don Dolan ((TV version only)), Paul Frees (Adm. Yamamoto), Jerry Fujikawa (Japanese gentleman), Sean Garrison (Lt. Cmdr. Ken Cunningham), Ned Gill (Seaman Downes), Redmond Gleeson (Pvt. Dombrowski (radio man)), Anthony Herrara, David Hirokane (Lt. Shima), Jim Ishida (Pilot Lt. Takeo Koda), Lloyd Kino (Capt. Aoki), David Macklin (Lt. Jack Reid), Sandy McPeak (Capt. Thomas), Chuck Morrell (Pvt. Andy), Yosuke Natsuki (Japanese Pilot on Hiryu), Bennett Ohta, Frank Parker (Deke), Clint Ritchie (Lt. Cmdr. Charles Fenton), Mitch Ryan (RAdm. Aubrey W. Fitch), Richard Sanders ((TV version only)), Richard Sarradet, John Schuck (Wilson), Alec Smight ((TV version only)), Susan Sullivan (Ann (TV version only)), Miiko Taka ((TV version only)), William Wellman Jr. ((TV version only))
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 132 min
  • Aka: Battle of Midway; The Battle of Midway
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